The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has condoled with the family of late Danmasanin Kano, Yusuf Maitama Sule, who died in the early hours of Monday while on admission in a Cairo hospital, in Egypt. He was aged 87.
In a condolence message signed by the Director of Information to the Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, Mrs. Buhari said, “I received with shock, but total submission to the will of Allah, the death of Dr Yusuf Maitama Sule, Danmasanin Kano, a leading light of Nigeria.”

The Senate today resolved to suspend consideration of all nominees sent to it by the executive for confirmation. The resolution was sequel to a motion on privilege moved by Ahmed Yerima, Senator representing Zamfara West.
Yerima wondered why Acting President Yemi Osinbajo would send a nominee to the Senate after he reportedly said that the upper legislative chamber did not have the power of confirmation.

Ekiti State Governor Peter Ayo Fayose, has dissolved his entire cabinet.  Lere Olayinka, Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communication and New Media in a statement said Fayose issued a directive to dissolve his cabinet.
He directed all the commissioners to handover to the permanent secretaries in their respective ministries.

Some electorates in Kogi, have approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the return and swearing-in of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the Governor of Kogi as null and void. The suit, number FHC/ABJ/C3/535/ /2017, was filed on June 16 before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court 3, Abuja.

The Nigerian Senate has said it will disregard all correspondences from the Presidency, especially those requesting for the confirmation of appointments into the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA). The Senators issued the threat after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki read a letter from the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo requesting the confirmation of Lanre Gbajabiamila as the Chairman of the National Lottery Commission.

The factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Markafi has lent his voice and support to the growing call for the restructuring of Nigeria. The former Kaduna state governor added that it is wrong for anyone or leader to dismiss the clamour for a restructuring.